A SHOUT OF VICTORY

“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”

1 Thessalonians 4:16,17 KJV

One joyous day Jesus is coming back for us with a shout of victory.  It will be the loudest shout that has ever been heard.  People shout at football games for their favorite team but the loudest shout we hear now will not equal the shout that Jesus is going to give when He comes back for us.

Jesus is going to give a shout of happiness and victory.  As much as we want to see Him, I believe He wants to see us more because we are His bride and He loves us so much He died for us.  He not only died for our sins on the cross, He also defeated satan so we don’t have to live in bondage to satan anymore.

When Jesus shed His precious blood for us on the cross, He set us free from the shackles and bondage of satan.  If we have confessed and repented of our sins and invited the Christ of Calvary into our heart, satan can’t keep us in bondage to him any longer.  Thank God for the blood of Jesus.

Have you forgiven the people who have hurt you and have you asked the people you hurt to forgive you?  One of the greatest sermons I ever heard was the sermon I heard on judging and forgiveness when the pastor said if you will keep your own heart clean, you won’t have the time to judge and condemn others.

Jesus died on the cross and shed His precious blood for the forgiveness of your sins.  This is how much He loves you.

Joanne Lowe

October 7, 2016